Swimming garment



March 2 1926.

.J. CZYZYKOWSKI SWIMMING GARMENT Filed June 16, 1924 flak ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES JULIAN CZYZYKOWSKI, OF HARRISON, NEW JERSEY.

' SWIMMING GARMENT.

Application filed June 16, 1924. Serial No. 720,165.

To all whom it may concern; 7

Be it known that I, J ULmN GzYzrKowsKr, a citizen of Poland, residing at Harrison, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Swimming Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in swimming garments for bathers, swimmers and others, and it is the principal obyect of the invention to provide a garment which is combined with an inner, inflatable air bag of any design, shape or form and material adapted to hold air undernioderate compression in order to sustain and support the body ofthe user when in the water.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a tight fitting, sleeveless garment having bloomers permanently attached thereto withan air bag made of silk plush or other suitable material provided with a number of ventilating openings allowing the circulation of air between body and bag or garment in order to make the wearer comfortable.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a combined bathing garment and air bag provided with suitable means for keeping the air bag in shape and with means for preventing an over-charge of the bag with air.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an inflatable swimming garment, the air bag of which may conveniently be used separate from the garment and in combination with a one or two piece bathing suit.

It is also one of the objects of my invention to provide an air bag and garment of relatively thin, light and impervious structure adapted to produce the best possible buoyant effect when inflated and capable of being readily attached to a bathing suitin order to make the floating easy, and positively preventing any danger of drowning.

Other objects and advantages of my device will become more fully known as the description thereof proceeds and will then be specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure Figure 1 is a front elevational view of an embodiment of the invention, parts being broke? y to illust ete the inter r c structwn Y I t Figure 2 is a cross-section through the device on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section on line 38 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, illustrating part of the rubber bag and its canvas cover.

* Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the buoyant element on an enlarged scale.

Figure. 6 is a plan elevation of the floating element, separate from the garment.

The conventional type of be thing suit, either two piece garment as shown, or a one piece suit for men, women or children, has the customary arm opening 11 and abbreviated legs 12 over which the skirt portion 13 of the garment extends in the usual man ner.

The garment may be made of any suitable material in full fashion effect and is to all intents and purposes an ordinary commerrial article.

The air bag or buoyant device, generally indicated-by the numeral 14, has any desired appropriate shape, as for instance illustrated in Figure 6, and completely covers the breast, extending around the sides as indicated in Figure 1, and may be attached to the inner face of the garment by sewing along its marginal lines or edges and, if desired, stitched at intervals to s curely attach it to the garment and to remain thereon in proper position.

The bag is made preferably of an outer woven textile fabric 15, such as canvas, and an inner bag composed of two sheets of thin rubber 16 and 17 bound together by a flexible rubber tape 18 enclosed in the canvas casing.

At the central apex 19 of the bag is inserted an air inlet valve 20 equipped with a flexible tube 21 to which the mouth may be applied in filling the rubber bag with air, the valve automatically closing at each inspiration of air and capable of being dc pressed when it is desired to deflate the bag.

A plurality of ventilating air holes 22 are appropriately provided to allow a free circulation of air around the body of the person making use of the swimming device so that he will experience no discomfort. These holes are suitably surrounded by eyelets or air stays which tend to permit the bag to keep its hape, or th r Suitable strengthening, meansv maybe employed for this and pads:are -provided at the corners and centers to make contact with the garment.

In operation; the-bag initscanvas cas: ing, is attached within the garment, is inflated and then the garment is donned, or

the inflation may take place after. the gar ment is drawn over the body.

From the foregoingit will: be seenithat a simple deviceoh as beenndisclosed, capable ofkeepingthe bather,-etc. floating-with" no inconvenience, so that the danger:o-f drowning. is: minimized and anbursting:ofthezbag is efl'fectivelv avoided-,Lv the bag beingsuch that it can be vulcanized to keep theestays and; other strengthening means; or attachments in ,place so, that. it; will alwaysunaintain its proper desired shape. The bag inay be cheaply made of, any suitable ,inaterial, such as, rubberized eloth, canvas,Lsilkupl-ush or any material adapted,togkeep -vair therein, andf mayihave. any design,- shape-on form suitablert'or the purpose iniquestiona The bag caneither. be used with a one orva two-apiece bathing garment ortmay also be used with equal; facility, alone without the garment in which case it is equipped with suitable fastening 'means such asbands, etc. The canvas covein and the eyelets or stays, as well as the seams, will keep the bag from bursting and retain its shape while theair circulation-willgreatly add to the comfort of the wearer.

Changes may be made in the general arrangementandfin the construction of the minor details of'my invention without departing fromthe scope of the appended clainr and violating the: spirit of the invention.

Havingthusdescrib'cd my invention what lclaimnas;new and desire to secure by Lettea-s Patent,.is:,

A: substantially I rectangular band of im' perviousmaterial doubled and seamed to form an-air holding-sack, said-band having means at its corners to engage about a perso1i-s-body andhaVin-g aplurality of ventilating' openings onthe centem line thereof,awe-enforcing casingon the outer surfacet of said. band:;.,means for/inflating the band-,- anda ivalve controlling-said inflating means.

Inwitness-whereof l 'liave-si-gned my name to: thisspecification;

JULIAN I CZYZYKOlVSK-L 

